Robin Krasniqi Grinds Out Win Over Dariusz Sek
Dec 20, 2014 • 4:46 AM ET
By Jake Donovan
Robin Krasniqi pciked up his fourth straight win, outpointing Poland's Dariusz Sek over 12 rounds Saturday evening at Ballhaus Forum in Munich, Germany.
Scores were 116-112 (twice) and 115-113 in a closely-contested war that was fought at a phone booth's distance all night.
All the credit in the world goes to Sek for forcing a fast and furious pace from the opening bell. The visiting light heavyweight made it a point to stay in Krasniqi's face all night, forcing the local favorite to dig deep and truly fight his way to victory.
Krasniqi proved resourceful enough to survive the best his opponent had to offer, and also find the necessary space to turn the fight into a boxing match when the moment proved appropriate. The ability to switch between boxing and banging was enough to remain ahead on the cards for much of the contest.
Sek enjoyed a late surge, repeatedly forcing Krasniqi to the ropes during the championship rounds. The last-ditch effort to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat was valiant but ultimately an exercise in futility as he could fare no better than five rounds on any of the three official scorecards.
The win runs Krasniqi's record to 43-3 (16KOs), with his lone loss over the past nine years coming in a failed title bid versus then-unbeaten light heavyweight beltholder Nathan Cleverly. The slew of regional titles in his possession puts the 27-year old in the hunt for an eventual crack at unified light heavyweight titlist Sergey Kovalev - who dethroned Cleverly last August - but it's currently a long line for that opportunity to ever come to fruition.
Sek snaps a two-fight win streak as he falls to 21-2-1 (7KOs). Both career losses for the Polish light heavyweight have come on the road in Germany, dropping a 12-round decision to then-unbeaten prospect Robert Woge last August.
The bout headlined a full card which aired live on PolSat Sport in Poland.
UNDERCARD
Dominic Boesel barely broke a sweat in getting rid of Mohamaed Merah (12-2-3, 4KOs) in the evening's chief support. The unbeaten light heavyweight forced the Frenchman to surrender inside of two rounds, picking up his fourth win of the year as he rolls to 17-0 (6KOs).
Berlin's Domenic von Chraznowski (16-0-1, 9KOs) overwhelmed Latvian prospect Eduards Gerasimovis in the second round of a matchup of uneabten middleweights. Despite the "perfect" credentials of both fighters, it was man versus boy as von Chrzanowski (16-0-1, 9KOs) forced a fast pace, with Gerasimovs (5-1, 5KOs) gassed by the second round, and ripe for the picking as he was powerpunched into submission.
Tom Schwarz picked up his quickest win since his pro debut, scoring a 1st round knockout of Adnan Buharalija. The 20-year old heavyweight needed just one minute to blast out the Bosnian journeyman. All seven knockouts for Schwarz (10-0, 7KOs) have come inside the first round.
Moritz Stahl rebounded from the lone loss of his career with a four-round beatdown of Berlin's Varol Vekiloglu (21-8-1, 13KOs). The 22-year old light heavyweight forced the stoppage when a barrage of punches left Vekiloglu defenseless. Stahl (9-1, 7KOs) suffered a knockout loss in his previous start, as he was stopped in five rounds by Guram Natsulishvili.
Rising 20-year old cruiserweight Tom Pahlmann (7-0, 2KOs) picked up his fifth win of 2014, outpointing Stanislavs Makarenko (3-10-2, 2KOs) in the evening's opening bout.
RESULTS
Robin Krasniqi (42-3, 16KOs) UD12 Dariusz Sek 21-1-1 (7KOs)
Dominic Boesel (17-0, 6KOs) KO1 Mohamed Merah (12-2-3, 4KOs)
Tom Schwarz (10-0, 7KOs) KO1 Adnan Buharalija (31-24-2, 23KOs)
Tom Pahlmann (7-0, 2KOs) UD6 Stanislavs Makarenko (3-9-2, 2KOs)
Moritz Stahl (9-1, 7KOs) TKO4 Varol Vekiloglu (21-8-1, 13KOs)
Domenic von Chrzanowski (16-0-1, 9KOs) KO2 Eduards Gerasimovs (5-1, 5KOs)
Jake Donovan is the Managing Editor of BoxingScene.com, as well as the official records keeper for Transnational Boxing Ratings Board and a voting member of Boxing Writers Association of America.
Twitter: @JakeNDaBox
Jake Donovan is an award-winning journalist who served as senior writer for BoxingScene from 2007-2024, and news editor for the final nine years of his first tour. He was also the lead writer for The Ring before his decision to return home.
